Naldo hat-trick keeps Werder at the top

VfB Stuttgart stayed on the title trail by edging out VfL
Bochum 1-0 with a late Marco Streller goal, while Bayern Munich
also kept within striking distance thanks to a nervy 2-1 victory
over stubborn Energie Cottbus.

With 16 games played, and just one more round of matches
before the Bundesliga's six-week mid-season break, Werder lead
the standings with 33 points.

Stuttgart climb to second on 31, while champions Bayern, in
fourth, join third-placed Schalke 04 on the 30-point mark.

Schalke can climb back level with Werder on 33 points if
they win Sunday's Ruhr Valley derby at home to Borussia
Dortmund.